Salt Lake Telegram | 1918-11-15 | Page 13 | Naval Officers Exchange Berths

NAVAL OFFICERS EXCHANGE BERTHS Singular Coincidences in Connection With New Orders. Detached by order of Josephus Daniels, Dan-iels, secretary of the navy, as commanding com-manding officer of the Salt Lake naval na-val recruiting atstlon snd ss mobilization mobiliza-tion officer for thla district, Lieutenant Lieuten-ant Commander Wilson K. Msddsn hss been assigned as executive officer of the naval air atatlon at San Diego. In the same telegram received today to-day from. Secretary Daniels, Lieutenant Lieuten-ant Commander Stephen W. Wallace, son of Henry J. Wallace, treaeurer of the Auerbach company, la assigned here ss commanding offlcsr. im-msnder im-msnder Wallace was born snd resred In Suit Lske and graduated from the naval academy at Annapolis In lefts. A coincidence is the fact that he was In ths ssme cless with Com mender Msdden snd tliey became warm friends st ths academy. I Both Madden and Wallace were retired re-tired from active duty severs I years ago, nut were called Into service when !ttie 1'nited Ststee entered the wsr. jwsllsce hss been stationed ss executive execu-tive officer of the naval training stallion sta-llion at Sen Diego for several montha ' Some time ago Commander Midden Irequeeted more active duty and his assignment of the naval air station Is the result of his request. It Is thought i thst with ths ending of the wsr, j Commander Wsllace accepted shore I duty In Salt mkr In order to visit jeie msny frlende snd relatives here. Msddea will leave for hia new post 'ss soon sa Commander Wallace I arrlvee.